vCAC 5.2 series – physical server

vCloud Automation server does not provision only virtual instances but also physical server.

Supported vendors are:

• Cisco UCS – represents pool of machines
  • UCS Manager 2.0
• Dell iDRAC
  • Rack systems
    • LC 1.5 with iDRAC6 v1.7
    • LC 1.5.1 with iDRAC6 v1.8
    • LC 1.5.2 with IDRAC6 v1.85
    • LC 1.5.5 with IDRAC v1.90
    • LC2 v1.0 with iDRAC7 v1.0 and later
  • Blade systems
    • LC 1.5 with iDRAC6 v3.2
    • LC 1.5.1 with iDRAC6 v3.3
    • LC 1.5.2 with IDRAC6 v3.35
    • LC 1.5.5 with IDRAC v3.40
    • LC2 v1.0 with iDRAC7 v1.0 and later
• HP iLO – represents single server
  • iLO 3, firmware version 1.28
  • iLO 4, firmware version 1.05

Step 1 – Create Credentials

• Log into vCloud console as Enterprise Administrator.
• vCAC Administrator –> Credentials – provide credentials to endpoint. In my example would be Administrator account for iLO module

Step 2 – Add endpoint

• vCAC Administrator –> Endpoints –> New endpoint –> Physical
• choose the right endpoint type – in my example it will be HP iLO
• Provide:
  • name
  • description
  • IP address to iLO module
  • credentials
• Click OK,
• Start data collection manually –> click on endpoint –> Data Collection

Step 3 – verify endpoint

After few second when you go to Details tab of he endpoint you should see server hardware details such as:

• Serial number
• memory size
• CPU count

Discovered HP blade

Physical server will be visible under Enterprise Administrator –> Enterprise Machines . The machine is visible as an unknown because there is no operating system installed on it.

Physical machine in the inventory